The 66 soldiers who were sentenced to death between March 2015 have had their sentences commuted to 10 years each in jail.The soldiers were charged and sentenced to death for mutiny and related offences in the fight against Boko Haram.A statement by the acting director, Army public relations, Colonel
Sani Usman, said the directive was carried out to examine the merit of
each case, adding that
Five of the soldiers put on trial for the alleged offences were discharged and acquitted of the charges while a soldier got 28 days’ imprisonment with hard labour.
The new sentences followed a directive by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to review the verdicts. He added that the panel was still looking into the cases of other soldiers the outcome of which would be made known to the public on completion of the exercise.
The new sentences followed a directive by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to review the verdicts. He added that the panel was still looking into the cases of other soldiers the outcome of which would be made known to the public on completion of the exercise.
These soldiers shoud be completely pardoned jore. While Dasuki was sharing the billions meant to get weapons for them to fight with, did the govt expect them to fight bokoharam with their hands?
ReplyDeleteThey shld leave dis soldiers alone they didn't do any bad
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine! Even the Bokoharam that are terrorizing the country didn't get such sentence... Which way Naija???
ReplyDeleteIts better to allow them walk away freely
ReplyDeleteMR EDDY said this heat wan kill person
ReplyDeleteThese men should be pardoned jare.
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Naija, always disgracing herself.. IT IS WELL
ReplyDeleteIf they put dis much effort into killing or jailing bokoharam members, then the sect would av been history today!
ReplyDeleteNigerian government, shame on y'all 4 dis news! Boko haram defeated??
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